Saturday is the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy's annual fundraiser. The Gala will be held at the Coconino Center for the Arts Saturday at 7:00 p.m. This year, each dollar raised up to $20,000 will be matched by four generous FALA families. In addition to student performances and entertainment, food will be provided by Pasto Cucina Italiana, and beverages from Page Springs Cellars and Golden Eagle Distributors. Hand-painted wine glasses will be available for purchase. This … [Read more...] about FALA Gala Saturday
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County’s Watershed Protection Project Underway
Coconino County and the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently broke ground on the first Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) project, which is designed to enhance flood mitigation in the Brandis/Thames corridor in the Schultz flood area. Construction began during in late-March and – weather permitting – is expected to be complete by June 30, in time for the upcoming monsoon season. Crews are expected to work daily between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. … [Read more...] about County’s Watershed Protection Project Underway
North Rim Resort Receiving Award
The Grand Canyon Lodge – North Rim is the first hospitality company in the State of Arizona to have received the prestigious Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Certification from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The award recognizes employers and workers in the private industry and federal agencies who have implemented effective safety and health management systems and maintain injury and illness rates below national Bureau of Labor Statistics averages for their … [Read more...] about North Rim Resort Receiving Award
Economy Showing Signs of Improvement
The trucking industry is just one measure of the economy, and local changes in that industry show things are improving in Northern Arizona. North Carolina based Old Dominion Freight Line recently opened a site near the Flagstaff auto park to serve customers in Northern Arizona. Gerry Mendoza, Old Dominion’s service center manager at the new Flagstaff facility, says the economic indicators are positive. “Most of the customers in our business are manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, and … [Read more...] about Economy Showing Signs of Improvement
Flagstaff Doctor Relocating
Flagstaff Family Care Clinic is announcing that starting April 1, 2013, Michelle Doroz D.O, who has been treating patients at our clinic located at 1501 S. Yale Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, will be moving to 710 N. Beaver St., Bldg 6, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001. Michelle Doroz, D.O. is Board Certified in Family Medicine and has lived in Flagstaff since 2004. She will be relocating to our Beaver Street location where she will be joining Andrew Martin, M.D., Kelly Sahl FNP and Irene Wise … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Doctor Relocating
Celebrating 75 years of Snow Play
One of Northern Arizona’s longest running businesses just celebrated a milestone. Arizona Snowbowl observed its 75th anniversary with 10 days of festivities around the ski area and historic downtown Flagstaff last month. The birthday party kicked off with a torchlight ski parade viewed from Hart Prairie Lodge on Feb. 1. Seventy-five torches representing birthday candles carried by skiers and boarders zigzagged down the mountain to the delight of the crowd. Arizona Snowbowl, which was just … [Read more...] about Celebrating 75 years of Snow Play
Deciphering Our Water Budget
One of the most pivotal meetings about water in the Verde Valley’s history will be held on April 11, 2013. Sponsored by the Verde River Basin Partnership “Is Our Water Budget Broken?” will be from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the Camp Verde Multi-Use Complex Auditorium, 37 Camp Lincoln Rd., Camp Verde, Arizona. The public is encouraged to attend this landmark event which will feature the release of the groundbreaking United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) report: The Impact Of Human Activity On … [Read more...] about Deciphering Our Water Budget
North Country Fighting Breast Cancer
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded $45,000 to North Country HealthCare to increase awareness about breast cancer and help women receive healthcare services. “We are proud that the Avon Foundation for Women shares our mission and has chosen to support our program,” said North Country HealthCare Well Woman HealthCheck Program Manager Elizabeth Markona. “These funds allow us to provide breast health education throughout Coconino and Navajo counties and link woman to free and … [Read more...] about North Country Fighting Breast Cancer
Flagstaff Celebrating the Arts
The results of the Fifth Annual Viola Awards are in the books. About 500 well wishers and nominees turned out to honor the 11 award winners out of the 66 nominees in the field of arts and sciences. The event was held on March 2 at the High Country Conference Center. John Tannous, executive director of the Flagstaff Cultural Partners, said even though the nominees are pitted against each other for the awards, there is no sense of competition between the artists. “It is more a sense of … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Celebrating the Arts
Mountainaire Residents May Benefit from Legislation
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., have introduced legislation to correct a 40-year-old land-survey error that placed private properties inside the boundaries of U.S. Forest Service property. In 1960, 25 properties were surveyed as part of the Mountainaire development near Flagstaff. Incorrect corner monuments were used in that survey, and a recent Bureau of Land Management survey found that these properties are encroaching into the Coconino National … [Read more...] about Mountainaire Residents May Benefit from Legislation